Daniel Petrie named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year
Vittorio Angelone second and Shalaka Kurup third
26/02/2023 … Daniel Petrie has been named Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2023.
Sun 26 February 2023
Sat 25 February 2023
Catch A Rising Star's Rick Newman dies at 81
New York promoter was an influential figure in US stand-up
25/02/2023 … Rick Newman, the founder of New York’s Catch A Rising Star comedy club, has died at the age of 81.
Fri 24 February 2023
© DavidEnglund/Pixabay I’ve just failed my ventriloquist exam...
24/02/2023 … Tweets and other posts of the week So it turns out all my Placebo CDs are blank — Sanjeev Kohli (@govindajeggy) February 20, 2023 When I found…
Joe Lycett publishes a book about bins
24/02/2023 … Joe Lycett is to release a limited-edition art book celebrating ‘the beautiful British bin’ .
The comedy world can handle any amount of mental instability...
Alan Davies on the return of As Yet Untitled...
24/02/2023 … Alan Davies returns to Dave next month with As Yet Untitled, in which four comedians are invited to join him around a table and chat, coming up with a title for…
Who's playing the Deer Shed Festival 2023?
Comedy names revealed, including Phil Wang and Bridget Christie
24/02/2023 … North Yorkshire’s Deer Shed Festival has announced its first comedy headliners will be Phil Wang, Bridget Christie, Mawaan Rizwan and Fern Brady.
Weakest Link, The Wheel and Blankety Blank all renewed
With 'three funny titans of Saturday evening TV'
24/02/2023 … Michael McIntyre and Romesh Ranganathan will continue to be mainstays on BBC One’s Saturday night programming, after the broadcaster recommissioned their game…
© Netflix Ricky Gervais reveals his rider
Worthy of 'an international comedy mega-star'
24/02/2023 … Ricky Gervais has been boasting of what luxuries he can demand on his backstage rider.